Hell has no greater fury than 3/15 and 4/15!!! 9/15 and 10/15 are hectic but nothing comparable to the spring deadlines. As psycho as this sounds, I don't mind working Saturdays from 9-3ish! Sometimes I feel like I'm more productive on that day than the entire week combined. On Saturdays I don't schedule tax interviews, our admin staff doesn't come in, clients don't call, etc. so it's very quiet and conducive to good billable hours. Our firm does a wide variety of other services besides tax (compilations, reviews, profit sharing plan accounting, business valuations, projections, payroll tax returns, etc.) so we stay busy all year-round.
@Van this may be a good time if your firm is quiet to learn a new tax skill! How is your knowledge of Corporate taxation? How about estates and trusts? 5500s? About 4-5 years ago, I ran into the “dead time” you are referring to and I was only preparing 1040's and basic financials. I decided that I wanted to do just more than basic 1040's so I pulled a straightforward financial statement, the corresponding 1120S, and walked myself through how every number on the FS made it into the 1120S and how it was entered into our tax software. I know it sounds nuts but it was like puzzle to me! What it also did was make management and the at the time senior take notice that I was self motivated and wanted more challenging projects. If you are looking to move up and ahead, teach yourself a new skill!
REG: 75 DONE 🙂
AUD: 61, 71, 68, 92 DONE 🙂
BEC: 76 DONE 🙂
FAR: 72, 74, 79 DONE 🙂
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